AU

The Good Book Company (Australia) will be closed from Saturday 21st December until Thursday 2nd January. Any orders placed during this time will be held and dispatched on Thursday 2nd January 2025. Emails will still be checked. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.

Showing posts in 'Interesting Thoughts'

Half term baking ideas to overcome Covid barriers

Susie Bentley-Taylor and Bekah Moore | 27 Oct 2020

Bake Through the Bible came about through a shared desire to talk to our children about their Saviour Jesus through the everyday moments. That desire hasn’t changed, but the challenges are ever changing (not to mention that we have more children to share Jesus with now!).... continue reading

What Kind of Gift Is Christmas?

J D Greear | 22 Oct 2020

Christians believe that at the heart of Christmas, and of life, is one particular present—God’s gift to us of a baby. But what kind of present is it?... continue reading

Charity Cards That Support Compassion

James Burstow | 21 Oct 2020

We are thrilled to be continuing our support of Compassion this year through the sale of our Christmas cards. Last year we were delighted to support 60 young people in Tanzania gaining skills in baking, carpentry, filmography and photography, and I wanted to share with you an update from Paul Dymott at Compassion about how our donations are going to be used in the year ahead.... continue reading

Christmas will be different. Use it to teach children familiar truths.

Lizzie Laferton | 20 Oct 2020

Yes, December is going to be strange. But while the events of our Christmas celebration might be different, the events we celebrate are unchanged. The good news of Christ’s incarnation is unaffected and can go on being proclaimed and celebrated.... continue reading

4 Things Biblical Meditation Can Do For You

Linda Allcock | 15 Oct 2020

Biblical meditation will still your mind. It’s an opportunity to dial down the volume on your frantic thought-life and rest in God’s unchanging truth. So that even when the Bible is not open in front of you, God’s words are still at the forefront of your mind.... continue reading

The Name His Father Gave Him

David Mathis | 13 Oct 2020

Jesus is the name he received at that first Christmas—and it’s a name that is wonderfully familiar to us. And yet, the New Testament also speaks in at least three other places of Jesus receiving another “name.” So what is this name—and how might it breathe fresh life into our worship of Jesus this Advent season?... continue reading

Should We Expect Our Jobs to Make Us Happy?

Barnabas Piper | 8 Oct 2020

Work— like many other things in life- is a means of finding happiness. It’s designed by God and is a good thing. It’s a good hook for the right things, but too weak to hold our hopes for total happiness.... continue reading

Guilt, Happiness, and God’s Good Design

Barnabas Piper | 7 Oct 2020

Somehow our awareness of sin and fallenness has made us suspicious of over-enjoying anything. This is a problem, and not just because it’s a drag. It’s a problem because it’s not how the Bible depicts how life should be.... continue reading

Creative Ways to Continue Church Life Despite Restrictions - Part 2

Dean Faulkner | 2 Oct 2020

I recently set out to try and inspire churches in the UK with thoughts and ideas from around the country that would make life easier this term and leading up to Christmas. We’re all getting a collective sense that most (if not all) of our “usual” activities are not going to happen.... continue reading

4 Surprising Ways to Cheer Your Covid-stressed Pastor

Christopher Ash | 29 Sep 2020

Pastor after pastor says they are struggling to hold a church together in unity. Just as responses to the pandemic divide society deeply, so they divide churches, sometimes bitterly, with some really keen to be braver and more adventurous (within the government rules) and others desperately cautious.... continue reading

PAGE 2 3 4 5 6 >

Recent posts

5 Daily Devotionals That Will Grow Your Faith
Lindsey Powell
19 Dec 2024
What’s Your Quiet Time Personality?
Rachel Jones
17 Dec 2024
Our Favourite Reads of 2024
Emily Robertson
26 Nov 2024

RSS feed